The association of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is thought to be rare, and its optimal treatment is unknown. Of 130 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of PBC, we identified 12 cases (9.2%) of overlap syndrome (10 females, 2 males; median age, 50 years) strictly d
Clinical and pathological characteristics of the autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis overlap syndrome
✍ Scribed by YOSHIYUKI SUZUKI; YASUJI ARASE; KENJI IKEDA; SATOSHI SAITOH; AKIHITO TSUBOTA; FUMITAKA SUZUKI; MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI; NORIO AKUTA; TAKASHI SOMEYA; YUZO MIYAKAWA; HIROMITSU KUMADA
- Book ID
- 108949863
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 171 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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